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... Abstract
There are many stories about Hannibal found across a variety of texts and genres. No
other external enemy of Rome had the same impact on Roman literature over time as the
Carthaginians and their extraordinary general, Hannibal. This thesis compares the
presentations of some iconic themes a ...

... on behalf of all of Rome; the dictator so named, after choosing a junior colleague called
the magister equitum, did what was necessary to resolve the need that had created him, after
which he resigned immediately, restoring Rome to stability and normality at the earliest
possible moment by eliminat ...

... The house of the Caecilii Metelli was one of ancient Rome’s most prestigious yet
overshadowed plebeian families. Replete with dynamic orators, successful generals, and
charismatic women, the Caecilii Metelli lived during the period of Rome’s great expansion.
Having participated in its transformation ...

... Rome in the East, 200-146 B.C.
Rome‖s expansion into the East and the policy that directed it have long been a subject
of intense scholarly debate. Unsurprisingly, opinions vary, and widely so. Fundamental
for this topic in the twentieth century are the works of T. Frank,1 M. Holleaux2 and E
Badian ...

... of balance in works which, naturally enough, dealt primarily with careers
which were subsequent to the acquisition of senior magistracies.
Many Romans who became prominent in later life had rather obscure
origins, but this is understandable, and this is not because they came from
unknown families, b ...

... What did Roman authors in various genres think they were doing when they wrote
about the past? How did the Romans try to understand their history, and how did they
give meaning to stories of their past? It is clear that some embellishment of the narrative
tradition of early Rome took place between o ...

... fleet was all but destroyed in the First Punic War. To add insult to injury, Sardinia and Corsica were
lost to the Romans while Carthage was pre-occupied with the revolt.10 All these events placed a
heavy burden on Hamilcar, feeling that he could have done more to prevent this. In order to restore
C ...

... In the Roman Republic, although… sources of religious authority were highly diffuse, there
was considerable political competition to hold a priesthood, and the position of “chief priest”
(pontifex maximus), in particular, came to be coveted by ambitious politicians as the basis for
political influen ...

... Some historians write that Scipio, having joined his army with his colleague’s, raided the ﬁelds of the Boii and Ligurii, as far as the forests
and marshes allowed progress; others write that he returned to Rome for
the elections having achieved nothing at all memorable.
The passage is interesting n ...

... investigation, I will argue that Quinctius Poenus’ salutation was not in fact the first to
have occurred, or even a salutation at all. By drawing comparisons between the event in
question and an ancient ritual that Aulus Gellius discusses in his Noctes Atticae, I will
demonstrate that this was likel ...

... Censors were elected in the Centuriate meeting, with a consul as chairperson. (Note 15) Both censors had to be elected
on the same day. If the election was not completed on the same day, it was considered invalid and a new meeting had to
be held. (Note 16) Once the censors were elected and the censo ...

... ship with eighty tons of goods could clip along at four miles per hour.31 While no direct evidence
exists for the Republic and Principate, Diocletian’s Edict suggests that in the fourth century one
could ship grain from Syria to Spain by sea more cheaply than from Rome to Pompeii by land.32
Despite ...

... evidenced by the use of terms derived from pater, and argues that the qualities
expected of this individual were similar to those associated with the ideal statesman
(Ch. I). From there, depictions of the Roman father by Greek and Roman authors are
analysed to show that the former often emphasised t ...

... scourging or beheading of anyone who appealed, ‘but if the law was
disregarded on either point it did no more than term it “a wicked
deed”. Such was the sense of shame amongst men at that time that this,
I suppose, was thought to impose a legal sanction which would be
sufficiently binding. Today har ...

... and .), is the historian making the general collude with him? What about
Polybius’ citation of Laelius (..)? Does the latter share in the authorship
of Scipio Africanus as he emerges from Polybius’ rolls?
I will consider sources and where historiographic substance originates
further below, b ...

... 63 BCE. This is the same year in which he
dealt with the conspiracy of Cataline.
Lucius Sergius Catalina, a political who
was habitually unsuccessful at attaining
the consulship, gathered an army to
overthrow the Roman state.
Thanks to Cicero’s exposure of Cataline to
the Senate, the senators enacte ...

... Under the command and auspices of my father, you were the first of all, soldiers, to oppose Hasdrubal when he, after the defeat at Cannae, was on his way
to the Alps and Italy; and if he had joined his brother, the very name of the
Roman people would be no more.
...

... intention for Scipio not to be specific about the people who became the first Romans. According
to various legends, the original inhabitants of Rome were either shepherds or fugitive murderers
and slaves. In Scipio’s telling, they are simply “persons who inhabited those fields, where today
this city ...

... in Italy. On the contrary, without supplies save what his sword could
take, without friends save what his genius and his fortune could win,
he maintained his place and his superiority not for one or for two but
through fourteen years, during all which time we hear no murmur
of mutiny, no hint of aug ...

... who was an old man, to die, than it was hers, who as yet was but a young woman,
killed the male serpent, and let the female escape; and soon after himself died,
leaving behind him twelve children borne to him by Cornelia.
Cornelia, taking upon herself all the care of the household and the education ...

... the passage of the Lex Villia Annalis alone. Their names are frequently preserved by
Livy, most often during his standard, annalistic accounts of the magistrates elected in
each year and their assignments. Both Livy, and later political writers, most notably
Cicero, include a large number of anecdot ...

... while the other was left in charge of the city (Livy, Rom. Hist., 4.59.1; Diod. Sic., Lib.
Hist., 14.12.1). In 402 BCE, neither Q. Servilius nor C. Servilius were given the
command to lead against Veii, though both were consular tribunes (Livy, Rom. Hist.,
5.8.1; Diod. Sic., Lib. Hist., 14.38.1). Du ...

... to
convey
Greek
philosophical
thought
• He
did
more
than
just
copy
Greek
philosophy,
and
he
interpreted
it
through
the
lens
of
Roman
culture
• He
followed
the
Academy
and
Stoicism,
although
his
works
...

... Valesius, thankful for the saving of his children, decided to erect an altar, but
a servant found another, earlier altar below the ground. Valerius Maximus
explains that the first time when Romans turned to the to the underground
deities, Dis and Proserpina, was when they waged war on Albanians, and ...

Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX

Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX (""nine books of memorable deeds and sayings"", also known as De factis dictisque memorabilibus or Facta et dicta memorabilia) by Valerius Maximus (c. 20 BCE – c. CE 50) was written around CE 30 or 31. It is a collection of approximately a thousand short stories that Valerius wrote during the reign of Tiberius (42 BCE – CE 37). The stories are a variety of anecdotes illustrating how the ancient Romans lived. While the majority of the stories are of Roman life, he does have some foreign stories at the end of some chapters. Most of these are of Greek life and most of those are about Greek philosophers or famous kings.Several of the stories relate to moral subjects that parallel those in the Old Testament and New Testament. Valerius refers to his moral stories as ""examples"" that were to be used as moral guidance. Valerius' work on the preservation of moral values of the Roman Republic of the past was widely popular through the Age of Enlightenment, a literary life-span of some 1,700 years. People read Valerius' work for practical guidance in their everyday tasks for living a moral life. This work was especially used as a reference by writers and professional orators.It is estimated that Valerius's work on these nine books took over a decade. He obtained material from Cicero, and from Livy, Sallust, Pompeius Trogus, Marcus Terentius Varro and other ancient historians. Each of the nine books has several chapters. Each chapter is outlined and grouped thematically and contains several stories illustrating that theme. This work is the earliest known use of a hierarchical organization system for topics of a book. There are a total of 91 chapters covering a wide variety of subjects drawn from Roman life. Valerius arranges his chapters focused on particular virtues, moral and immoral habits, religious practices, superstitions and ancient traditions. There is a thematic guide at the end of the work.